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Does musical training improve school performance?

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2009
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Wetter, O. E., Koerner, F., & Schwaninger, A. (2009). Does musical training improve school performance? Instructional Science, 37(4), 365–374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-008-9052-y

Abstract

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Abstract

In a retrospective study, we compared school performance of 53 children practicing music (group1) with 67 controls not practicing music (group2). Overall average marks as well as average marks of all school subjects except sports were significantly higher in children who do (group1) than in those who do not practice music (group2). In a multiple regression analysis, musical training, parent's income, and educational level (grades) correlated significantly with overall average marks. A slight decrease of overall average marks over 4yea

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  • Wetter, Olive Emil
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  • Koerner, Fritz
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  • Schwaninger, Adrian
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37

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4

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365

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374

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Item Type
Journal Article

Keywords

Music, Musical training, School performance, Mark, Marks, Grade, Grades

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English

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2009-07-01

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2018-11-26

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0020-4277

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Hybrid

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50 since deposited on 2018-11-26
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100 since deposited on 2018-11-26
Acq. date: 2025-11-12

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Wetter, O. E., Koerner, F., & Schwaninger, A. (2009). Does musical training improve school performance? Instructional Science, 37(4), 365–374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-008-9052-y

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